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Fla. Stat. § 817.54 — Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part I: False Pretenses and Frauds,generally, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 817.54
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Any person who, with intent to defraud, obtains any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt from any person or obtains the signature of any person to any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt by color or aid of fraudulent or false representation or pretenses, or obtains the signature of any person to a mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, or other instrument evidencing a debt, the false making whereof would be punishable as forgery, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Is obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 817.54.
Which Florida statute covers obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation?
Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation is governed by Fla. Stat. § 817.54 (Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation).
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